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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Siluriformes (Catfishes) >
Callichthyidae (Callichthyid armored catfishes) > Corydoradinae
Etymology: rikbaktsa: the Rikbaktsa (also known as Rikbakta or Erikbaktsa), a Jê-speaking indian nation, who formerly inhabited the area between the rio Juruena and rio Aripuanã in northern Mato Grosso.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal; depth range 0 - 2 m (Ref. 138446). Tropical
South America: Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 138446); 3.7 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
This species is distinguished by the following characters: with a distinct broad vertical bar on head, at the level of the eye (mask) and an overall light background color, without large blotches or stripes on body or fins; with two to four blotches along the midline, and a broad vertical bar on head narrower at the level of the eye and extending over the entire opercle; posterior margin of pectoral-fin spine with serrations directed towards the tip of the spine (Ref. 138446).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: angular.
The type-locality (rio Juininha), is a clearwater river with sandy banks while at the rio Papagaio basin, the rio Buriti, is a mid-sized clearwater river (approximately 6–8 meters wide, > 2.0 meters deep at the deepest portions) with strong current in its channel, near its mouth with the rio Papagaio. The species was exclusively collected at this site along a small, shallow sandy shore (Ref. 138446).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Lima, F.C.T. and M.R. Britto, 2020. A new Corydoras (Ostariophysi: Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) with an unusual sexual dimorphism from the rio Juruena basin, Brazil. Zootaxa 4742(3):518-530. (Ref. 138446)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01778 (0.00758 - 0.04173), b=3.02 (2.82 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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